Tokuda IV Yasokichi

Tokuda Yasokichi IV

徳田八十吉(四代）

ceramicist

Tokuda Yasokichi IV succeeded her father, Tokuda Yasokichi III, after his death in 2009. As a female leader of a traditional potter's family, she is a remarkable figure in Japan and recognized internationally as well. She inherited the techniques and methods of the Tokuda family style of Kutani porcelain production, especially saiyū 彩釉 glazing, in which the arrangement and gradation of color is central to the ornamentation. Her sensibility as a female artist gives her a novel perspective that is reflected in her diverse choice of hues and unique interpretations of form.

Female